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Population in July 2007: 1,907.
Males: 901  (47.3%)
Females: 1,006  (52.7%)

Median resident age:  33.4 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 78578.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $48,967 (it was $43,641 in 2000)
Laguna Vista:  $48,967
Texas:  $47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $23,645
Laguna Vista:  $23,645
Texas:  $23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $146,588 (it was $94,700 in 2000)
Laguna Vista:  $146,588
Texas:  $120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $177,061; Detached houses: $189,881; Townhouses or other attached units: $184,109; In 2-unit structures: $47,065; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $125,895; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $76,172; Mobile homes: $55,000
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Races in Laguna Vista:

  • White Non-Hispanic (49.5%)
  • Hispanic (49.2%)
  • Other race (12.1%)
  • Two or more races (2.6%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Laguna Vista: 82.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Recent posts about Laguna Vista, Texas on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Laguna Vista is mentioned 29 times on our forum:
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Ancestries: German (9.8%), English (7.9%), Irish (6.6%), United States (3.7%), Scottish (3.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 2.18 square miles.

Population density: 874 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Laguna Vista

  • High school or higher: 87.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 12.5%
  • Unemployed: 5.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Laguna Vista town

  • Never married: 25.5%
  • Now married: 62.1%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 3.6%
  • Divorced: 7.2%

129 residents are foreign born (7.1% Latin America).

This town:  7.8%
Texas:  13.9%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Laguna Vista:  1.7% ($1,599)
Texas:  1.8% ($1,393)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Brownsville, TX (16.7 miles , pop. 139,722).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Corpus Christi, TX (113.6 miles , pop. 277,454).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (243.3 miles , pop. 1,144,646).

Nearest cities: East Cameron, TX (1.5 miles ), Laguna Heights, TX (1.7 miles ), Port Isabel, TX (2.4 miles ), Bayview, TX (2.6 miles ), South Padre Island, TX (2.8 miles ), Del Mar Heights, TX (2.9 miles ), Chula Vista-Orason, TX (3.1 miles ), Los Fresnos, TX (3.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 21 buildings, average cost: $71,600
  • 1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $102,100
  • 1998: 16 buildings, average cost: $78,400
  • 1999: 19 buildings, average cost: $85,900
  • 2000: 32 buildings, average cost: $104,900
  • 2001: 49 buildings, average cost: $98,200
  • 2002: 43 buildings, average cost: $98,500
  • 2003: 41 buildings, average cost: $99,600
  • 2004: 57 buildings, average cost: $122,900
  • 2005: 64 buildings, average cost: $124,600
  • 2006: 212 buildings, average cost: $129,800
  • 2007: 60 buildings, average cost: $174,600
  • 2008: 22 buildings, average cost: $198,800

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Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 26.10 N, Longitude: 97.30 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 956

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (13%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (31%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Secondary school teachers (5%)
  • Top executives (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (16%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (6%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)



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Crime in Laguna Vista by Year
Type 2003 2004 2005
Murders 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Rapes 012
    per 100,000 0.045.481.7
Robberies 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Assaults 025
    per 100,000 0.090.8204.3
Burglaries 883
    per 100,000 389.3363.3122.6
Thefts 273327
    per 100,000 1313.91498.61103.4
Auto thefts 333
    per 100,000 146.0136.2122.6
Arson 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 91.5150.8168.8

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (6 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.15
US city average:  3.00

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Laguna Vista-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 74% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/12/1969, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 18.9 miles away from the Laguna Vista town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 5/12/1969, a category 3 tornado 25.2 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.



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Hospitals/medical centers near Laguna Vista:
  • BROWNSVILLE SURGICAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX)
  • VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX)
  • BROWNSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Laguna Vista, TX

Amtrak station near Laguna Vista:
  • 19 miles: BROWNSVILLE (1134 E. ST. CHARLES) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, intercity bus service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Laguna Vista:
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE (about 15 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,044)
  • TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE (about 15 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,556)
  • TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-HARLINGEN (about 16 miles; HARLINGEN, TX; FT enrollment: 2,167)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN (about 55 miles; EDINBURG, TX; FT enrollment: 9,651)
  • SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; MCALLEN, TX; FT enrollment: 7,142)
  • TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE (about 98 miles; KINGSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,860)
  • TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI (about 110 miles; Corpus Christi, TX; FT enrollment: 5,282)
Library in Laguna Vista:
  • LAGUNA VISTA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $136,840; Location: 1300 PALM BLVD; 11,222 books; 300 video materials; 51 serial subscriptions)

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Reservoirs: City of Port Isabel Reservoir (A), Cameron Company Fwsd Reservoir 1 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.9 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  81.5%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.4%
Whole state:  4.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  10.8%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  3.0%
Whole state:  6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Laguna Vista, TX



Laguna Vista compared to Texas state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Laguna Vista travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Cameron County Texas:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (96%)
  • Utility gas (3%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Religion statistics for Laguna Vista

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchAssemblies of GodChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Adherents75.7%9.8%2.7%2.2%1.5%
Congregations16.6%17.5%5.4%14.8%3.6%
Name Charismatic Churches IndependentPresbyterian Church (USA)Churches of ChristEpiscopal ChurchOther religions
Adherents1.4%1.1%1.0%0.9%3.7%
Congregations0.4%4.5%9.0%2.2%26.0%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 1$5,348$64,1760$0
Other Government Administration 1$1,923$23,0760$0
Judicial and Legal 1$1,725$20,7000$0
Police Protection - Officers 6$25,785$51,5700$0
Firefighters 1$1,192$14,3040$0
Local Libraries 2$3,977$23,8621$744
Other and Unallocable 1$3,460$41,5200$0
Totals for Government 13$43,410$40,0711$744



Laguna Vista government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $135,000
    Fire Protection: $37,000
    Financial Administration: $35,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Fire Protection: $8,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $9,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $163,000
  • Tax - Property: $174,000
    Public Utilities: $65,000
    Total General Sales: $57,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $30,000

4.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,083 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.38%
Texas average:  8.37%

0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,114 average AGI)
Cameron County:  0.15%
Texas average:  0.20%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Hidalgo County, TX  0.54% ($30,390 average AGI)
from Harris County, TX  0.37% ($27,463)
from Bexar County, TX  0.22% ($31,218)


4.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,551 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.57%
Texas average:  7.44%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($654 average AGI)
Cameron County:  0.07%
Texas average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Hidalgo County, TX  0.65% ($27,968 average AGI)
to Harris County, TX  0.45% ($24,193)
to Bexar County, TX  0.38% ($28,216)


Strongest AM radio stations in Laguna Vista:
  • KGBT (1530 AM; 50 kW; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KBOR (1600 AM; 10 kW; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
  • KQXX (1700 AM; 10 kW; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
  • KURV (710 AM; 10 kW; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: VOICE OF VALLEY AGRICULTURE, INC.)
  • KUBR (1210 AM; 10 kW; SAN JUAN, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL)
  • KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
  • KRGE (1290 AM; 5 kW; WESLACO, TX; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES OF THE VALLEY)
  • KVJY (840 AM; 5 kW; PHARR, TX; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF MCALLEN LICENSE CORP.)
  • KRIO (910 AM; 5 kW; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: RIO GRANDE BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
  • KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Laguna Vista:
  • KNVO-FM (101.1 FM; PORT ISABEL, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • KESO (92.7 FM; SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TX; Owner: ALTERNATIVE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KZSP (95.3 FM; SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TX; Owner: ALTERNATIVE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KTEX (100.3 FM; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KVMV (96.9 FM; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • KGBT-FM (98.5 FM; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KFRQ (94.5 FM; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • KBFM (104.1 FM; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KKPS (99.5 FM; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • KBTQ (96.1 FM; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KMBH-FM (88.9 FM; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: RGV EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KVLY (107.9 FM; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • KMAZ (106.3 FM; MERCEDES, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
  • KBNR (88.3 FM; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Laguna Vista:
  • KRGV-TV (Channel 5; WESLACO, TX; Owner: MOBILE VIDEO TAPES, INC.)
  • K64FM (Channel 64; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: BROWNSVILLE BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KVEO (Channel 23; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: COMCORP OF TEXAS LICENSE CORP.)
  • KGBT-TV (Channel 4; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • KMBH (Channel 60; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: RGV EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KZAV-LP (Channel 20; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: ZAVALETTA BROADCASTING OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, LLC)
  • KLUJ (Channel 44; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION)
  • KTIZ-LP (Channel 52; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: ORTIZ BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KXIV-LP (Channel 17; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: FAITH PLEASES GOD CHURCH CORP.)


Laguna Vista fatal accident list:
Mar 19, 2004 03:27 AM, Fm510, Golfhouserd, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Jul 19, 2000 07:15 AM, Sr-100, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1
Aug 9, 1999 08:00 AM, Sr-100, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Sep 10, 1994 09:38 AM, 100, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • Hwy 100, 2 Miles W Of, Structure height: 50 m, Call Sign: KNKA430
    Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/06/2007, Expiration Date: 10/01/2017
    Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Fax: (469) 229-7297, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • LAGUNA VISTA, Hwy 100 2 Miles W Of Laguna Vista, Overall height: 50.3 m, Call Sign: WML631
    Assigned Frequencies : 2118.40 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/29/2000, Expiration Date: 08/01/2010
    Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive Ms A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7506, Fax: (469) 229-7295, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Laguna Vista)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-140 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 5778F , Serial Number: 28-25084, Year manufactured: 1968, Airworthiness Date: 10/17/1968
    Registrant (Individual): Burney K Baskett, 1 Pebble Bch, Laguna Vista, TX 78578
    Deregistered: Cancel Date: 12/18/2008



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED7$138,3572$202,3154$133,640
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$117,3402$152,1701$97,580
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$170,0700$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0123.01

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$129,150
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0123.01

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 2
  • Hazardous Condition: 3

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